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Is Stephen Vogt the real 'face' of the Oakland A's?

Published Apr. 22, 2015 6:23 p.m. ET

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Sean Doolittle has a funky beard and mid-90s velocity. Sonny Gray has a youthful demeanor and ace material on the mound. Coco Crisp, when healthy, is a force atop the lineup and used to have his own signature dance.

And yet, is gritty catcher Stephen Vogt the TRUE 'face' of the Oakland A's? That's what Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated suggests in a new column that really does paint Vogt as the quintessential 'everyman' on a team made up of Billy Beane's newest group of castoffs, unproven talents and diamonds in the rough. 

Be sure to read Reiter's full piece for some great quotes from Vogt about his status as a career minor leaguer who made his first Major League Opening Day roster at 30 years of age. After you're done reading it, it'd be hard for you to not believe in Stephen Vogt as well...

(h/t Sports Illustrated)

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